The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and similarly with the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
The Saint-Omer Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament played at Saint-Omer Golf Club in Saint-Omer, France. The tournament was founded in 1997 and was part of the MasterCard Tour a year later, before taking its place on the Challenge Tour for the 2000 season.
José-Filipe Lima is a Portuguese professional golfer. He won the 2004 Aa St Omer Open to gain a place on the European Tour. His best seasons were from 2005 to 2007 when he finished in the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit. Successful Challenge Tour seasons in 2009, 2013 and 2016 have promoted him back to the European Tour but, on each occasion he has failed to retain his place on the tour. He was runner-up in the 2007 BMW International Open.
The Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole was an annual golf tournament held near Toulouse, France. It was founded in 2000 and became part of the Alps Tour schedule the following year. From 2003 to 2012, it was an event on the Challenge Tour.
The Open de Bretagne is an annual golf tournament held in Brittany, France. It was founded in 2004.
Michaël Lorenzo-Vera is a French professional golfer.
The Allianz Open de Lyon was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played near Lyon, France. It was held annually from 2008 to 2012, and was always held at Golf du Gouverneur in Monthieux.
Julien Quesne is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Alexandre Kaleka is a French professional golfer.
Sam James Walker is an English professional golfer.
Julien Guerrier is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2006 Amateur Championship.
Romain Wattel is a French professional golfer.
The Challenge de France was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in France. It was held for the first time in May 1998 at Golf de Sablé-Solesmes in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, before moving to October for the following three seasons, during which it was played on a succession of French courses. The tournament was discontinued after 2001, although the name was used on some occasions for the AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans. In 2011, the tournament was revived as the Allianz Challenge de France, and was held at the Golf Disneyland course in Paris, which had also been the venue in 1999, and hosted the Tournoi Perrier de Paris in 1993. The 2011 edition was won by Germany's Nicolas Meitinger, securing his first Challenge Tour victory.
Charles-Édouard Russo is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Victor Riu is a French professional golfer.
Julien Brun is a French professional golfer. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour, firstly in 2012 as an amateur, before winning again at the Open de Bretagne and the Empordà Challenge in 2021.
Sébastien Gros is a French professional golfer.
Damien Perrier is a French professional golfer.
Victor Perez is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, as well as the 2023 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The 2012 Alps Tour was the 12th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
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